View this post on Instagram A post shared by Metro Richmond Zoo (@metrorichmondzoo) Subscribe | UPI Odd Newsletter Subscribe Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia is asking for the public's help to choose a name for its newborn pygmy hippo. The female baby, born Dec. 9 to parents Iris and Corwin, is currently in an off-exhibit area with her mother to give the pair time to bond before going on public display. Advertisement The zoo is asking members of the public to cast votes in an online poll to choose the baby hippo's name. The options selected by zoo officials are Poppy, Juniper, Hammie Mae and Omi. The baby's name is due to be announced on New Year's Day. Read More Hold the bacon: loose pig rounded up at Tennessee Wendy's Iowa woman finds $150,000 winning lottery ticket in her Christmas stocking Fisherman finds Lego shark lost into the ocean in 1997